Receptacle for barbers&#39; implements and the like



N. MALLARDI RECEPTACLE FOR BARBERS IMPLEMNTS AND THE LIKE Filed larch 23. 1923 Patented Cet. 2l, 1924.

.errno sr `:NICK MALLARDI, or BROOKLYN, vNew royan.

nnonr'raomi non Bananas Iiviri'inivinnrs Ann iran-LIKE] Application filed March 23, 1923; SeriaI No. 627,013.

T 0 all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, Nien MALLARDi, a

citizen of the United States,`and resident of the city of New Yorlgboroughof Brooklyn, in the county `of'Kings and State lof New York, have invented certain. new and useful Improvements in Receptacles for Barbers implements andthe lilre, of which the following is a specification.

This inventionf relates to a receptacle for elongated implements, such, Vfor example, as

barbers razors, combs and scissors; the object of the invention being to providel aneat and attractivefreceptacle of suchconstruction that itv occupies comparatively lsmall space andyet efficiently *supports afmulti-V plicity of implements in convenient position for theirv individualremovaland replacement aS occasion may require,` which receptacle also provides a neat and compact protective container and carrier for the implements when they are not in use'.

The preferred form ofv embodiment of my invention herein illustrated comlirises a relatively narrow, long and deep vrectangular case, open at top and bottom; a verti cally-movable holdei1 mountedwithin the case and having aser-ies of compartments vconstructed andarranged to support the implements separately and in upright position with their'u'pper ends projecting abo-ve the holder; retractii'ig springs connecting the holder with the endfwalls of the case in such a manner as to maintain said .holder normally in raised position with the upper ends of the implements protruding Yabove the open top of the case; `an exterior knob whereby the holder can be manually depressed against the action of the springsto lower the contents of the holderiiito the case and below the open top, and al removf able cover which is'slidable upon the top of the case in a manner to maintain the holder and its contents confined within'the case, or which cover, when removed from the top to expose the implements, is slidably applied to the bottom of the case so as to be conveniently and safely located.

The invention also comprises novel features ofvconstruction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawingsd l Figure l is a perspective view of'a receptacle embodying my invention, showing the cover as applied to the open top of the case, and indicating in dotted lines the mode of applying the cover to the open bottom of the case.

Fig. 2 is a, ltransversevertical section through the receptacle, 'Qn'th-e line 2-2 of Fig. l. f Fig. 3 `is a longitudinal vertical section ythrough the closed receptacle, showing va` iious implements therein. o

Fig. 4 is` a. similar view illustrating the.

encased implement holder inthe position that it occupies when the cover is removed, said cover being shown las applied'to the bottomof the case.

Fig. 5 isa plan of the open receptacle.

Referring to-the drawings, lodesignates a relatively narrow, long andfdeep rectangular receptacle, open at top andbottom, and comprising sides 11, and ends 12.' Within this receptacle is a vertically-movable holder Gov for supporting the closed r'aZors,",'or-othei' elongated implements, in spaced-relation yto each other and in upright'position. This holder, in its preferred construction, coin-y prises a bottom 13 proportioned :to lit slidH ably within the casing, Vand a vertical partition llleXtending from end` to end of the case. This lpartition vis provided onv one side thereof with spaced-apart vertical strips .15 which afford a series of vertical compartments, and on the otherside lwith suitably spaced inclined strips 16 which afford aseries of' diagonal or tapering compartments. The vertical compartments are designed to receive implements, such as closed .razors 17, and the diagonal compartments are designed to receive implements such as the scissors 18 'and vcomb '119; the upper ends of all the implements, when thus supported in the compartments, eirteiidingv asubstantial dist-ance aboveuthe top of the holder. Y The respective ends ofthe bottom lf3 .are connectedvby means of retractingsprings 20 with eyes 2l on the adjacent ends v12 of the fcasev in such a manner that the springs tend to maintain the holder normally raised with the upper ends of the implements protiuding above the open top of the case, as seen in Fig. 4. Thus any of the implements can be readily selected from the others and withdrawn from the holder, or can be as readily replaced therein, as occasion may require. v

The partitionV lll-vis provided on one side with a median guide strip 22 which is slidlos able between a pair of parallel guide-strips 23 on the adjacent side wall of the` case. This wall has formed therein a vertical slot 24 through which extends from the guide strip 22 a stud 25 having a suitable knob 2G by the manipulation of which the slidable holder can be readily depressed in opposition to the forceof the springs, so as to retract the upper ends of the implements below the top of the case. The stud is preferably provided with a cap plate 27 which covers and conceals the slot.

The side walls of the case are provided adjacent their upper edges with parallel grooves 28 adapted to receive the complementary ribs 29 of a. suitable slide cover 30, one of the endV walls of the caseY being reduced, as at 3l, to permit ther entry of the cover` ribs into the grooves. Hence when the holder and its contents are depressed as just mentioned, the cover can be efficiently applied to the open top of the case in a manner to confine the holder and itscontents within the case, the tops of the implements thus being-held firmly against the opposing cover by the stress of the springs. TvVhen the holder is thus depressed` its bottom portion 13 constitutes a bottom for the case.

The side walls of the case are provided adjacent their lower edges with parallel grooves 32- similar to the grooves 28; and hence when the cover is removedfrom the top of the case, such cover can be readily applied to the bot-tom of the case, (as in F ig. 4) in convenient position for subsequent removal and application to the top of the case, when needed. v

It is to be understood that I do not limit my invention to the specific details of' con` struction herein disclosed, as the same may be modified within the principle of my invention and the scope of the appended claims.

I rclaiml. In a. receptacle of the kind described, the combination with a case having an open top, of a vertically-movable holder within and of less depth than the said case and comprising a series of compartments within which the implements are adapted to be separately supported in position with their upper ends projecting above the holder, resilient means for maintaining said holder normally in raised position with the upper ends of the implements protruding above thc openitop of' the case, means for manually depressing said holder to lower its contents into the case, said means being connected with the holder and extended exteriorly of a wall of the casej, and al removable cover adapted when applied to the case, to bear upon the implements and thus maintain the holder and its contents confined within the case.

2. Inl a: receptacle of the kind described, the combination with a case open attop and bottom, of a vertically-movable holder within and of'less depth than the case and comprising a. series ofcompartments and a bottom portion, said compartments being constructed to support theV implements separately and in position with their upper ends projecting above the holder, resilient means for maintainingsaid holder normally in :raisedr position with the upperV ends of the implements protruding` above the open top ofthe case, means for manually depressing said holder to lower itsl contents into the case, and a removable cover slidable upon thetop and the bottom of the case, said cover when applied to the top maintaining the holder and its contents confined within the case.

3. In a receptacle of the kind described, the combination with a case open at top and bottom, of a vertically-movable holder within and.` of less depth than the case and comprising av vertical partition wall extending from end to end of the case, spacing pieces on the respective sides of said wall providing compartments, and a bottom portion for said wall and spacing pieces, said compartments being constructed to support the implements separately and in lposition with their upper ends projecting above the holder, retracting springs at the respective ends of the holder for maintaining the latter normally. in raised position, means for manually depressing said holder to lower its contents int'o the case, and a. removable cover slidable uponv the topk and the bottom of the case, said cover when applied to the top maintaining the holder and its contents confined within the case.

Signed at New York in the county and State of New York this 21st day of March A. D. 1923.v

NICK MALLABDI. 

